Behold me, my beloved Jesus, weighed down under the burden of my trials and sufferings I cast myself at Thy feet that Thou mayest renew my courage and my strength while I rest here in thy Presence. Permit me to lay down my cross in Thy Sacred Heart, for only Thy infinite goodness can sustain me, only Thy Iove help me to bear my cross, only Thy powerful hand lighten its weight.
O my divine King Jesus, whose heart is so compassionate to the afflicted. I wish to live in Thee, and die invoking Thee. Be to me, during my life, my model and my support; at the hour of my death be my hope and my refuge.
Imprimatur: 28 October 1949
- Anastase FORGET Ev. de St-Jean
Amen @Halya! As my grandmother taught me - offer it up! Offer up the good and the bad to God, just as Jonas said. Even Jesus told us to listen to Jonas!
"And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord." [Job 1:21]
"Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet." [Matthew 12:39]